Hoolohan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hoolohan Surname Definition:

Ó hUallacháin Prominent septs so named belong to Thomond (Clare) and mid-Leinster. IF 183; MIF 179; Map Off; Plate XVI

Hoolohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Hoolohan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hUallacháin Prominent septs so named belong to Thomond (Clare) and mid-Leinster. IF 183; MIF 179; Map Off; Plate XVI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Hoolohan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hoolohan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hoolohan is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoolohan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Hoolohan live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 58 percent live, Lancashire, where 25 percent live and Greater London, where 17 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 43 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Hoolohan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoolohan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hoolohan surname expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hoolohan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hoolohan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holohan933,569/
Hollohan88362/
Huolohan8811/
Holohand882/
Holoahan881/
Houlohan880/
Olohan86287/
Holoan862/
Chooloane823/
Holloahan821/
Holliohan821/
Holoane80163/
O'Lohan8064/
Holohon8014/
Holoank804/
Holoand802/
Halohan802/
Ooloane801/
Holohanova783/
Oloan77824/
Kholoane751,275/
Choloane7539/
Holohoun7512/
Houlohon755/
Oliohant752/
Hallohan751/
Goulohan751/
Holhoham751/
Holloaun750/
Alohan712,145/
O'Loan71538/
Joloan71202/
Olouan71138/
Oloane7157/
Goloan718/
Haloan716/
Osloan714/
Ulohan713/
Cholloane711/
Choolaong711/
Holohounn710/
Halouan67154/
Allohan6791/
O'Loane6758/
Olohoun6719/
Oulohon6717/
Haloane6710/
Oulouan674/
Khaloan672/
Ollouan671/
Olojian671/
Haloanh671/
Halloan670/

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